Eklund: Will Spezza Join Kesler as The Players to Look to be Moved at the Draft?

The draft should be fun this year with the cap going up, and also a few more buyouts used to clear up space for some teams.

Eklund: Will Spezza Join Kesler as The Players to Look to be Moved at the Draft?
- Eklund

Kesler, Spezza, Weber, Eberle, Buff, Edler, Yandle

Why would a team trade away their number one centre who is also their captain. I dont understand why the Sens would do that. I will gladly take him on the Leafs

Not likely, but if he is I would assume Byan Murray would want a #2 D-Man to pair up with Karlsson.

The draft should be fun this year with the cap going up, and also a few more buyouts used to clear up space for some teams.
- Nucker101

Cap not going up that much. 3.5-4 mill

1st rounder and a high prospect

Hey Eklund,

Just wondering if you are ever going to post the trades that never happened.

Cap not going up that much. 3.5-4 mill
- Iggysbff

Was the 70 million dollar projection premature then? Even at around 68 million, it allows for some more flexibility at least.

amensty buyout season as well, whats that list like

Was the 70 million dollar projection premature then? Even at around 68 million, it allows for some more flexibility at least.
- Nucker101

yeah there was multiple reports in the last couple weeks that say maybe 68. The lower Canadian dollar has great effect on league revenues.

And it would offer more flexibility if teams weren't signing guys to stupid (frank)ing contracts still....

Was the 70 million dollar projection premature then? Even at around 68 million, it allows for some more flexibility at least.
- Nucker101

The Canadian dollar has come down... the original revenue projections didn't account for that.

Kesler isnt going anywhere if the only team he will accept a trade to is Pittsburgh. They wont get value at all and you know they will just hang onto him.

Not likely, but if he is I would assume Byan Murray would want a #2 D-Man to pair up with Karlsson.
- Erik6Karlsson5

Edler and a 2nd for Spezza?

Kesler isnt going anywhere if the only team he will accept a trade to is Pittsburgh. They wont get value at all and you know they will just hang onto him.
- tjp2033

He's going to Detroit...

Edler and a 2nd for Spezza?
- pmg2008

Edler and a 1st would be more in the ballpark. Preferably in 2015.

Edler and a 1st would be more in the ballpark. Preferably in 2015.
- Jordo

Canucks are in no position to be trading first rounders in case you haven't noticed. I like Spezza, but he's not the right fit for this team right now. They need to get younger.

amensty buyout season as well, whats that list like
- DDM-Coga

Cap not going up that much. 3.5-4 mill
- Iggysbff

I thought this was cleared up a few days ago. It has been confirmed $71 Million.

I thought this was cleared up a few days ago. It has been confirmed $71 Million.
- A_Tree

Source?

Buff for Spezza

I thought this was cleared up a few days ago. It has been confirmed $71 Million.
- A_Tree

Still no confirmed number. Saying likely within 2 mill of original estimate but they wont know until HRR all comes in. And its been well documented that some things (like the heritage classic for example) did not bring in the revenue expected.

I really hope the Islanders buyout Josh Bailey. He has been a stiff his entire tenure on the island and I can't take him anymore. What an awful contract. Typical Garth move though.

Ugghhhhh!

Was the 70 million dollar projection premature then? Even at around 68 million, it allows for some more flexibility at least.
- Nucker101

I'm glad it will around 68 mil at least some teams will not spend their way out of trouble.

amensty buyout season as well, whats that list like
- DDM-Coga

1. Leino